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Current Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, Treatment, Therapeutic Targets, and Challenges of Monkeypox (Mpox) Infections in Human Populations

In the wake of the emergence and worldwide respread of a viral infection called Monkeypox (Mpox), there is a serious threat to the health and safety of the global population. This viral infection was endemic to the western and central parts of Africa, but has recently spread out of this endemic area...

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Autores principales: Patel, Mitesh, Adnan, Mohd, Aldarhami, Abdu, Bazaid, Abdulrahman S., Saeedi, Nizar H., Alkayyal, Almohanad A., Saleh, Fayez M., Awadh, Ibrahim B., Saeed, Amir, Alshaghdali, Khalid
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9863601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36676198
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13010249
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author Patel, Mitesh
Adnan, Mohd
Aldarhami, Abdu
Bazaid, Abdulrahman S.
Saeedi, Nizar H.
Alkayyal, Almohanad A.
Saleh, Fayez M.
Awadh, Ibrahim B.
Saeed, Amir
Alshaghdali, Khalid
author_facet Patel, Mitesh
Adnan, Mohd
Aldarhami, Abdu
Bazaid, Abdulrahman S.
Saeedi, Nizar H.
Alkayyal, Almohanad A.
Saleh, Fayez M.
Awadh, Ibrahim B.
Saeed, Amir
Alshaghdali, Khalid
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description In the wake of the emergence and worldwide respread of a viral infection called Monkeypox (Mpox), there is a serious threat to the health and safety of the global population. This viral infection was endemic to the western and central parts of Africa, but has recently spread out of this endemic area to various countries, including the United Kingdom (UK), Portugal, Spain, the United States of America (USA), Canada, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Israel, and Mexico. This is a timely review focusing on recent findings and developments in the epidemiology, clinical features, therapeutic targets, diagnosis, prevention mechanisms, research challenges and possible treatment for Mpox. To date (29 November 2022), there have been around 81,225 reported cases of Mpox. In most cases, this illness is mild; however, there is a fatality rate ranging from 1 to 10%, which might be increased due to associated complications and/or secondary infections. There is a real challenge in the diagnosis of Mpox, since its symptoms are very similar to those of other infections, including smallpox and chickenpox. Generally, to prevent/limit the risk and transmission of Mpox, the detection and isolation of infected individuals, as well as hand hygiene and cleanliness, are essential and effective approaches to control/combat this viral infection. Nevertheless, updated information about Mpox from different angles is lacking. Thus, this review provides updated and comprehensive information about the Mpox illness, which should highlight the global burden, pathogenicity, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention measures and possible treatment of this emerging disease.
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spelling pubmed-98636012023-01-22 Current Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, Treatment, Therapeutic Targets, and Challenges of Monkeypox (Mpox) Infections in Human Populations Patel, Mitesh Adnan, Mohd Aldarhami, Abdu Bazaid, Abdulrahman S. Saeedi, Nizar H. Alkayyal, Almohanad A. Saleh, Fayez M. Awadh, Ibrahim B. Saeed, Amir Alshaghdali, Khalid Life (Basel) Review In the wake of the emergence and worldwide respread of a viral infection called Monkeypox (Mpox), there is a serious threat to the health and safety of the global population. This viral infection was endemic to the western and central parts of Africa, but has recently spread out of this endemic area to various countries, including the United Kingdom (UK), Portugal, Spain, the United States of America (USA), Canada, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Israel, and Mexico. This is a timely review focusing on recent findings and developments in the epidemiology, clinical features, therapeutic targets, diagnosis, prevention mechanisms, research challenges and possible treatment for Mpox. To date (29 November 2022), there have been around 81,225 reported cases of Mpox. In most cases, this illness is mild; however, there is a fatality rate ranging from 1 to 10%, which might be increased due to associated complications and/or secondary infections. There is a real challenge in the diagnosis of Mpox, since its symptoms are very similar to those of other infections, including smallpox and chickenpox. Generally, to prevent/limit the risk and transmission of Mpox, the detection and isolation of infected individuals, as well as hand hygiene and cleanliness, are essential and effective approaches to control/combat this viral infection. Nevertheless, updated information about Mpox from different angles is lacking. Thus, this review provides updated and comprehensive information about the Mpox illness, which should highlight the global burden, pathogenicity, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention measures and possible treatment of this emerging disease. MDPI 2023-01-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9863601/ /pubmed/36676198 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13010249 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Patel, Mitesh
Adnan, Mohd
Aldarhami, Abdu
Bazaid, Abdulrahman S.
Saeedi, Nizar H.
Alkayyal, Almohanad A.
Saleh, Fayez M.
Awadh, Ibrahim B.
Saeed, Amir
Alshaghdali, Khalid
Current Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, Treatment, Therapeutic Targets, and Challenges of Monkeypox (Mpox) Infections in Human Populations
title Current Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, Treatment, Therapeutic Targets, and Challenges of Monkeypox (Mpox) Infections in Human Populations
title_full Current Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, Treatment, Therapeutic Targets, and Challenges of Monkeypox (Mpox) Infections in Human Populations
title_fullStr Current Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, Treatment, Therapeutic Targets, and Challenges of Monkeypox (Mpox) Infections in Human Populations
title_full_unstemmed Current Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, Treatment, Therapeutic Targets, and Challenges of Monkeypox (Mpox) Infections in Human Populations
title_short Current Insights into Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, Treatment, Therapeutic Targets, and Challenges of Monkeypox (Mpox) Infections in Human Populations
title_sort current insights into diagnosis, prevention strategies, treatment, therapeutic targets, and challenges of monkeypox (mpox) infections in human populations
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9863601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36676198
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13010249
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